August 9, 2022: Tax & climate package, nuclear reactor attack, and Chinese show-of-force

Facts & Spin for August 9, 2022 top stories: The Senate passes Biden's climate and tax package, Ukraine strikes Russian-controlled bridges while the UN head says nuclear plant attacks are suicidal, Amnesty stands by its Ukraine criticism but regrets causing distress, China announces new military drills near Taiwan, Blinken kicks off an Africa tour, a ceasefire ends three days of violence in Gaza, a Republican who voted to impeach Trump wins his Washington primary, the FBI claims the murder of four muslims in New Mexico are linked, the UK's Met Police strip-searched 650 kids in two years, the actor Kevin Spacey must pay $31M for sexual misconduct, and Amazon will buy iRobot.

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